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Mathematical Theory Of Optics

by Rudolf Karl Luneburg; Emile Wolf

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La lunette d'approche. Exposition populaire de la theorie, de l'histoire et des usages de cet instrument .

La lunette d'approche. Exposition populaire de la theorie, de l'histoire et des usages de cet instrument .

by Rapin, H

Lausanne.: Georges Bridel., 1861. Publisher’s blue cloth, blindstamped covers, gilt spine title. . Near fine.. 8vo., 17.5x11.5 cm. . French text. Ads on endpapers. A treatise on telescopes. weight: 0.8 lb. 11 folding plates.
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NZ$295.61
An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe, founded upon the Laws of Nature, and Solving by Mathematical Principles the General Phaenomena of the Visible Creation; and particularly the Via Lactea. Compris'd in Nine Familiar Letters from the Author to his Friend

An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe, founded upon the Laws of Nature, and Solving by Mathematical Principles the General Phaenomena of the Visible Creation; and particularly the Via Lactea. Compris'd in Nine Familiar Letters from the Author to his Friend

by WRIGHT, Thomas

32 engraved plates (of which 8 are mezzotints & 2 are folding). Title printed in red & black. viii, 84, [4] pp. Large 4to, cont. calf (joints slightly cracked at ends), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: Printed for the Author, 1750. First edition, and a fine and large copy, of a very remarkable book, famous for its influential theory of the Milky Way and for its beautiful, almost surreal, mezzotint plates. In this work, Wright (1711-86), explained the Milky Way as an optical... Read more about this item
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NZ$59,122.00
Proceedings of the IEEE - Volume 54, Number 10, October, 1966: A Special Joint Issue On Optical Electronics with Applied Optics

Proceedings of the IEEE - Volume 54, Number 10, October, 1966: A Special Joint Issue On Optical Electronics with Applied Optics

New York: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1966. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto wrappers. 24pp., 1233-1504pp., 25-40pp. Owner stamp inside wrapper and on page edges, faint penned name on front wrapper, wrappers rubbed, very good.
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NZ$50.68
Optice: sive de Reflexionibus, Refractionibus, Inflexionibus et Coloribus Lucis, libri tres. Latine reddidit Samuel Clarke . . . Editio novissima.

Optice: sive de Reflexionibus, Refractionibus, Inflexionibus et Coloribus Lucis, libri tres. Latine reddidit Samuel Clarke . . . Editio novissima.

by NEWTON, Isaac (1643-1727)

Lausannae & Geneva,: Marci-Michaelis Bousquet & Sociorum, 1740., 1740. 4to. [iv], xxxii, 363, [1] pp. Half-title, engraved frontispiece portrait of Newton (engr. Jean-Louis Daudet after Vanderbank), 12 engraved folding plates, title vignette of 4 cherubs and a female figure, each using an optical instrument, representing learning optics/perspective (drawn by Delamoncein and engraved by Daudet), head & tail pieces and woodcut initial letters drawn by Papillon, index; first 11 leaves browned. Contemporary... Read more about this item
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NZ$4,645.30
Physical Optics.

Physical Optics.

by Academician D.V. Skobel'tsyn, [Editor]

New York, NY Plenum Publishing: Consultants Bureau, 1966. Paperback EX-LIBRARY, showing the usual treatments. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; crease near lower front corner; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 4to. 270pp. Orange Wraps. Proceedings [Trudy] of the P.N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Volume 30. Translated from the Russian. Textbook Paperback.
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NZ$41.39
Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light

Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light

by Born, Max. ; Wolf, Emil

Oxford ; New York: Pergamon Press, 1980. 6th ed. Hardcover. Ex-library with minimal marking (no spine label). Binding is tight and pages clean, Very good to very good(-) thus.. Quarto in white coated illus paper-backed boards; xxvii, 808 pages: illustrations ; 25 cm; bibliographical references and indexes. Electromagnetic theory. Optics Optique. Théorie électromagnétique. Optique. Théorie électromagnétique. optics. Electromagnetic theory Optics Optik Lichttheorie. Optica.
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NZ$60.81
Exhibition poster: cornered installations 1963-1970 from Dan Flavin (7 February-4 March [1970])

Exhibition poster: cornered installations 1963-1970 from Dan Flavin (7 February-4 March [1970])

by (FLAVIN, Dan)

Printed in black and red. Poster (430 x 280 mm.), folded for mailing. New York: Dwan Gallery, [1970]. The poster for Flavin's second solo show with Virginia Dwan's gallery in New York. A small installation sketch by the artist is reproduced in the center. A fine copy. ❧ James Meyer, ed., Dwan Gallery: Los Angeles to New York, 1959-1971 (2016), p. 361 (pictured).
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NZ$929.06
De l'effet du mouvement d'un plan réfringent sur la réfraction.

De l'effet du mouvement d'un plan réfringent sur la réfraction.

by Prevost. Pierre

[Geneva]., No Date but 1821. Offprint from Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève. . Plain blue wraps. . Very good. . 4to., 27x22 cm. . French text. Scarce. weight: 0.1 lb. One lithograph plate.
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NZ$76.01
Opticks: or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light

Opticks: or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light

by NEWTON, Isaac

Twelve folding engraved plates. 4 p.l., 382 pp., one leaf of ads. 8vo, cont. calf (small portions of ends of spine & one corner carefully repaired), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: W. Innys, 1730. Fourth edition, and the final edition to be revised by Newton, of this great classic. It contains the complete set of 31 Queries which reveal some of Newton's most influential and speculative writing. Fine crisp copy. Contemporary armorial bookplate of Edward Powell.... Read more about this item
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NZ$12,669.00
Physico-Mathesis de Lumine, Coloribus, et Iride..

Physico-Mathesis de Lumine, Coloribus, et Iride..

by GRIMALDI, Francesco Maria

Added title-page with a large engraved vignette & woodcut diagrams in the text. Both titles printed in red & black. 11 p.l. (including the added title-page), 535 pp., 8 leaves. 4to, fine antique mottled calf (some faint dampstains), sides panelled in gilt, spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Bologna: Heirs of V. Benati, 1665.<br /> <p> First edition, the copy of William Molyneux (1656-98), astronomer, founder of the Dublin Philosophical Society, and author of the... Read more about this item
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NZ$126,690.00
Exhibition poster: La Grande Jatte: Spencer Finch (7 April-13 May 2023)

Exhibition poster: La Grande Jatte: Spencer Finch (7 April-13 May 2023)

by (FINCH, Spencer)

Poster (530 x 404 mm.), folded for mailing. Chicago: Rhona Hoffman Gallery, 2023. Signed poster for Finch's 2023 exhibition in Chicago, his sixth solo show with Rhona Hoffman. The show's title is derived from Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884/86), one of the treasures of the Art Institute of Chicago. Finch created 17 new polygonal paintings "formed by zooming in and cropping out identifiable or memorable moments of the historic painting, e.g., the monkey, parasol, or top hat."-from... Read more about this item
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NZ$168.92
Mathematical Theory of Optics

Mathematical Theory of Optics

by R. K. Luneburg

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1
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NZ$91.81
Mémoire sur une apparence douteuse de mirage.

Mémoire sur une apparence douteuse de mirage.

by Prevost, Pierre

Geneve., 1834. Offprint from Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève, le 4 septembre 1834.. Plain brown wraps. . Very good. . 4to., 27.5x21.5 cm. . French text. Rare. weight: 0.1 lb. One lithograph plate.
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NZ$126.69
Essai d'Optique, sur la Gradation de la Lumiere

Essai d'Optique, sur la Gradation de la Lumiere

by BOUGUER, Pierre

Three folding engraved plates. 12 p.l. (the first leaf is a blank), 164, [4] pp. 8vo, cont. calf (upper joint cracked but firm, upper corners a bit worn), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: C. Jombert, 1729. First edition of the work which clearly established Bouguer as the discoverer of the first practical way of measuring light, as well as nearly all the photometric theory. "Bouguer's achievement was to see that the eye could be used, not as a meter but as a null indicator,... Read more about this item
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NZ$7,601.40
Maps, Mirrors and Mechanics

Maps, Mirrors and Mechanics

by Hogben, Lancelot

London: William Heinemann. 1973. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. 89 pages. Third in the series "The Beginnings of Science" - covers the period 300BC-300AD in Alexandria. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$38.52
Opuscula Varii Argumenti

Opuscula Varii Argumenti

by EULER, Leonhard

Twelve folding engraved plates. 1 p.l., 300 pp.; 1 p.l., 166 pp.; 1 p.l., 165 pp. Three vols. in one. 4to, cont. sheep-backed mottled boards (minor rubbing, some foxing as is usual with this book). Berlin: A. Haude & J.C. Spener, 1746-50-51. First edition of one of Euler's scarcer works; this collection contains separate monographs on astronomy, optics, magnetism, electricity, mathematics, and physics and includes several of Euler's most important and fundamental works. Vol. I deals... Read more about this item
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NZ$12,669.00
Traite D'Optique. 3 volumes.

Traite D'Optique. 3 volumes.

by Mascart, M. E

Paris. : Gauthier-Villars & Masson. , 1889 - 1893. 1st edition.. Contemporary quarter red morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine titles, marbled endpapers. Near fine, light shelfwear.. 8vo., 25x16.5 cm. . French text. Atlas volume folded in half and worn at edges, old library stamp and marks to atlas cover.. Monumental treatise on optics. Mascart was a French physicist and professor of physics at the College de France. He also wrote on electricity, and meteorology. Heavy set, will... Read more about this item
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NZ$929.06